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SUSPENDER BUGKLE.

No. 342,047. Patented May 18, 1886.

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SUSPENDER-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,047, dated May 18,1886. Application filed January 26, 1886. Serial No. 189,850. [Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. SHEL- IBY, of Paterson, in the countyof Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Suspender- Buokles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures andletters of reference marked thereon.

Heretofore in this class of buckles it has been usual to employ apivotal piece or pin for the locking-le'ver, formed of a straight pieceof wire or metal passing through perforations in ears at the sides ofthe base-piece or body of the buckle, said pin being headed up on eachend to prevent its withdrawal.

My present invention has for its object to do away with the necessity offorming heads .on the ends of the pin, and at the same time fasten thesaid pin or pivotal piece securely in position; and to this end itconsists in certain novel details of construction and combinations ofparts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed outparticularly in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a buckleembodying my invention,with thelocking-lever raised. Fig. 2 is a similarview of a buckle, showing another form of pivotal piece andlocking-lever. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show modifications of the pivotalpiece.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures denote the sameparts.

A represents the base-piece or body of the buckle, struck up from apiece of sheet metal, as is usual, and having on each side thereof earsor extensions B, fora purpose to be here inafter described.

0 represents the pivotal piece or pin, upon which is hinged or pivotedthe locking-lever 1), adapted to engage the web of the suspender orother article upon which the buckle is employed.

The various parts of the buckle are assenr bled as follows: The pivotalpiece or pin, being placed in position, is securely held there by havingthe ears B B of the body of the buckle bent around and clamped upon it.The locking-leverD is then secured in position by having the two cars EE on it passed around the pivotal piece, sufficient play being leftbetween them to allow of its free action.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, thepivotal piece is formed of a piece of straight Wire bent to therequisite shape. hen any of these forms are en1- ployed, thelockinglever may be secured in position by having the pivotal piecepassed through perforations in cars formed on the sides of the lever, asshown clearly in Fig. 2.

The pivotal piece shown in Fig. 3 is struck up from a piece of sheetmetal, and when this form is employed it will be necessary to employ theform of locking-lever shown in Fig. 1.

The ends of the wire employed as a pivotal piece in Fig. 2 are securelyheld by being clamped within one of the ears B.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 the pivotal piece consistsof a wire having Tshaped extremities, formed by splitting the wire orotherwise, such extremities being held by bending the ears of the bodyover them, as will be readily understood.

It will be seen that my invention furnishes a very stiff and strongbuckle, having no projections either on the sides or back to catch inthe wearers clothes, and that by reason of the pivotal piece beingadapted to support the ears of the body against inward as well asoutward pressure a very much thinner and cheaper body is required thanwhere simply a pin or pins having upset ends are employed.

I claim as my invention 1. In a suspenderbnckle, the combination, withthe base-piece or body having ears or projections on its sides, of apivotal piece for the locking-lever,having portions of its length bentat right angles to the portion on which the lever is pivoted, and heldin position by having the ears of the base-piece or body bent aroundsaid bent portions, substantially as described.

2. In a suspender-buckle, a pivotal piece for the locking-lever,forn1edof a linker open rectangular piece of metal substantially as l and heldin position by having the said ears described. or projections passedaround said bent ends,

3. In a Suspender-buckle, the combination, substantially as described.with a base-piece or body having'ears or pro- CHRISTOPHER O. SHELBY. 5jections on its sides, of a pivot for the lock- Witnesses:

ing-lever, having its ends bent at right angles FRED F. CHURCH, to theparts which support the locking-lever, THOMAS DURANT.

